152: The ultimate trial, six selves!

When that sigh, filled with endless fatalism and sorrow—"At the end of Reincarnation...I'll wait for you..."—was deeply etched into Lin Tian's Soul like the most ancient brand, the Ghost-Faced Girl's mysterious energy projection completely transformed into countless specks of light, dissipating into the dark Void Realm.

The ninth floor, passed.

Outside the pagoda, in the stone hall that had long fallen into deadly silence and numbness, when everyone saw the golden light spot representing Lin Tian successfully light up on the ninth floor, all their minds once again went blank.

He won...He won again...Even that mysterious guardian, whose abilities were so bizarre they were completely incomprehensible, seemingly representing the very Law of "Time" and "Reincarnation," was defeated by him?!

"A myth...we...we are witnessing a living myth..." City Lord City Lord's lips trembled as he murmured in a dreamlike voice.

Everyone thought that this miraculous trial, which had overturned all their perceptions, would end here. Lin Tian had already created the most glorious record in Guixu Pagoda's history, one unseen for eons since its construction!

However, at this very moment!

Boom—!!!!!!!

The ancient nine-story black pagoda suddenly, without any warning, erupted with a nine-colored Divine Light that was more brilliant and sacred than at any previous time!

The light shot up into the sky, instantly piercing through the entire Guixu City and soaring beyond the clouds!

Immediately after, the ancient, emotionless voice of the Pagoda Spirit, carrying a hint of extreme solemnity and... anticipation that even it hadn't noticed, resounded deep within everyone's Soul!

"Warning! Warning!"

"Challenger Lin Tian's performance far exceeds all previous projectors; his potential...is immeasurable!"

"—Activating Guixu Pagoda's Ultimate Trial!"

"—The tenth floor, 'Questioning the Self,' is opening!"

What?!

There's...a tenth floor?!

Guixu Pagoda has only ever had nine floors for tens of thousands of years since its construction, hasn't it?!

Just as everyone was shocked and perplexed by this sudden change, completely beyond historical records.

Inside the pagoda, the scene before Lin Tian's eyes changed again.

The dark Void Realm filled with fragments of time slowly receded. In its place was a vaster, deeper, and more boundless...empty space, like the Universe's starry sky.

"In this trial, you shall face your 'Dao.'"

The Pagoda Spirit's voice resonated directly in his mind, and for the first time, it carried a hint of...regret, as if looking at a perfect work of art about to be destroyed.

"Guixu Pagoda will perfectly replicate six... 'Self-Mirrors' based on your Foundation, your Bloodline, your Divine Ability, your equipment, and even...your combat awareness and thought patterns..."

"...Six 'Self-Mirrors' will be perfectly replicated."

"If you win, you will see through illusion, transcend yourself, and obtain the highest authority and ultimate Legacy of Guixu Pagoda."

"If you lose..."

The Pagoda Spirit paused, and its cold voice took on an unprecedented cruelty.

"...then your Dao Heart will collapse, your Divine Soul will be extinguished, and your existence will be completely replaced by your 'Mirror,' becoming a new...part of Guixu Pagoda."

Boom—!!!

This rule, this 'unsolvable' and utterly malicious rule, struck Lin Tian's Dao Heart, which was already as firm as divine iron, like the most terrifying cosmic storm!

Six...opponents exactly like himself?!

Possessing all his abilities? The Pangu Body, the Heart of God, the Supreme Bone?

Possessing all his equipment? The biological armor: azure dragon?

Even...his combat experience and thought patterns were exactly the same?!

How...could he possibly fight this?!

Let alone six!

Even with just one opponent exactly like himself, with both sides knowing each other's trump cards inside out, it would be almost impossible to determine a winner! How much more so...with six?!

This was a certain death situation, one whose outcome was already predetermined at the 'rule' level!

Outside the pagoda, when the Pagoda Spirit also revealed this rule to the public.

The entire scene first fell into a deathly silence.

Then, a wave of hysterical exclamations, filled with horror and despair, erupted!

"Six?! Are you kidding me! How can he possibly win?!"

"It's over...it's completely over! This isn't a trial! This is murder! Guixu Pagoda itself is jealous of his talent and wants to completely erase him!"

City Lord City Lord's face was pale as he muttered, "A certain death situation unseen for eons...He...was ultimately...too dazzling, wasn't he..."

Long Qingtian, Elizabeth, and the others' hearts also sank to the bottom in that instant! For the first time, their faces showed genuine, heartfelt...fear and worry!

And amidst this atmosphere filled with despair and commotion.

Inside the tenth floor.

The rules were announced.

In the empty space before Lin Tian, like the Universe's starry sky, six golden lights, originating from him and filled with the aura of creation and divinity, slowly solidified into form.

The light dissipated.

Six...Lin Tians appeared before him.

They were also dressed in black casual clothes, also possessed a face so handsome it would make even gods jealous, and also had a pair of pure golden eyes as deep as cosmic black holes.

Even the faint curve of their lips, filled with playfulness and indifference, was exactly the same as Lin Tian himself!

The moment they solidified into form.

Buzz—!

Six sets of dark golden biological armor: azure dragon, identical to the one on Lin Tian, full of streamlined beauty and explosive power, instantly covered their entire bodies!

Immediately after, six invisible Dimensional Slash edges, capable of cutting through anything, quietly appeared at their fingertips!

Even, at their chest area, those six Supreme Bone, equally crystal-clear like jade, with three thousand Dao runes naturally inscribed upon them, also began to emit a heart-palpitating gray divine light filled with the aura of Reincarnation!

Perfect replication!

There was no difference whatsoever!

For the first time, Lin Tian's face shed all his playfulness and disdain, replaced by an unprecedented...solemnity!

He knew that he had encountered the greatest and most unsolvable...ultimate desperate situation since his Transmigration!

And the six "Self-Mirrors," the moment they finished condensing, showed no hesitation, no wasted words.

In their eyes, simultaneously, flashed a bone-chilling...killing intent, identical to Lin Tian himself!

The next second.

From six different directions—east, south, west, north, up, and down—forming an absolute three-dimensional encirclement, they simultaneously launched the swiftest and most deadly...combined attack towards the true Lin Tian, who was in the very center!

Six Dimensional Slashes!

Six Pangu Opens Heaven Fists!

And even...six Reincarnation Calamities, ready to be unleashed!

In that instant, Lin Tian was plunged into an unprecedented...life-and-death desperate situation, besieged by "himself"!